Emmit
LIFE MEMBER
Hi All,
I'm looking for pointers towards me uprating the wheel size on our 'van from 15" to 16".
It's a 2.8JTD Hobby with 15" Wheels.
The 'van has had it's weight uprated to 3700Kgs and I would like to provide that extra payload margin in the tyres that uprating the wheels would provide.
I'm aware that in doing so, the speedo would be less optomistic than it is now but I reckon the increase in rolling circumference would probably bring the speedo up to being bang on.
I also appreciate that there would be a marginal difference in gearing but lets just say, I'm happy with the performance of the 'van and I don't see the wheel change being that big a deal.
Any pointers as to donor vehicles would be appreciated. I'm not bothered about having alloys so if there's a model of van that could be in a scrapyard, so much the better.
Thanks in advance.
PS. I forgot to add that the wheels at present are 5 stud with a 118mm distance between studs.
I'm looking for pointers towards me uprating the wheel size on our 'van from 15" to 16".
It's a 2.8JTD Hobby with 15" Wheels.
The 'van has had it's weight uprated to 3700Kgs and I would like to provide that extra payload margin in the tyres that uprating the wheels would provide.
I'm aware that in doing so, the speedo would be less optomistic than it is now but I reckon the increase in rolling circumference would probably bring the speedo up to being bang on.
I also appreciate that there would be a marginal difference in gearing but lets just say, I'm happy with the performance of the 'van and I don't see the wheel change being that big a deal.
Any pointers as to donor vehicles would be appreciated. I'm not bothered about having alloys so if there's a model of van that could be in a scrapyard, so much the better.
Thanks in advance.
PS. I forgot to add that the wheels at present are 5 stud with a 118mm distance between studs.